THAT THINKING
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That Thinking: The Thought Itself " Is the Beginning! '
If you are certain that there is a particular thought that keeps returning to your mind—daily, weekly, or monthly—then this book is for you.
Understanding the vast difference between thinking and living is the first step to finishing our thoughts and beginning to live. Many of us today remain "people of thought." We think a lot, we produce and discard much, we deliberate endlessly—it feels like we have thought a lot, but it doesn’t feel like we have truly lived! Why?Isn’t it because thinking is not the same as living?
We all desire to live a meaningful life, yet few of us confidently contribute meaning to the identities we inhabit. This truth manifests in our restless journeys through life and the persistent crises of identity we inevitably face.
My perspective on life, shaped by growing up among faithful relatives who spoke of God’s power and presence, remains deeply rooted in belief. Yet this book transcends my personal faith—it exposes a universal truth about how our identities are constructed at our current stage of being.
A mind shaped by reason cannot repeatedly bring back a thought without reason. Even when we try to ignore or suppress this idea, we often find ourselves unconsciously entangled in it. That thought is the very reason this book exists.
This book is not meant to analyze what that thought is, why it arises, or how it affects you—only the owner of the thought can truly do that. The thought itself—
Whether good or bad,
Constructive or destructive,
About us or about others—
The core focus of this book is to help you recognize why this thought keeps returning, so you can decide whether to accept it and live with it or reject it and move on.The key is to understand the secret behind its persistence. We are all prisoners of that thought. The entire shape of our lives is a result of the decisions we make about it.
We find peace only when we either accept the thought and begin to live with it or firmly decide that it no longer belongs to us and let it go. Letting go means growing beyond it—ensuring it does not return to haunt or disturb us again.
We cannot truly live just by contemplating how we should live, what we need, what fulfills us, or what brings us joy.
We only begin living once we have finished that big thinking.The ultimate purpose of this book is to show you how to do this—to guide you toward freeing your mind and granting it rest.
If we are still thinking now, we must realize that we have yet to fully decide on the journey of our lives. As the writer says, "We begin living from not living." For me, this reinforces the idea expressed above.